OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advanced Robotics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	88
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	72
Correction	58
Achievements and lessons from the training course on performance evaluation methods for underwater infrastructure inspection robots	29
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	26
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	25
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	22
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	20
Development of implicit-explicit control based amphibious centipede-type robot and evaluation of its mobile performance	17
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	17
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	17
Design of a semantic-based wrist-worn music generation system: enhancing self-efficacy compared to traditional symbolic-based methods	17
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	16
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	15
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	15
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	15
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	15
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	15
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	14
Assessing behavior cloning with RGB inputs in surgical robotics through dataset ablation	13
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	13
Expanding mobile robot applications in care environments: client perspectives for added guidance	12
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	12
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	11
Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	11

Visual robot navigation adaptive to directional cues using vision-language models and conditional diffusion models	11
Designing standing position and voice cues for a robot riding in a social elevator	10
From pixels to practice: a scientometric and systematic review of computer vision for clinical robotics	10
Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization	10
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	10
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	10
Special issue on the future of assistive robots: innovative approaches and insight to enhancing lives	10
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	10
FocusViT: dynamic patch focus for transformer-based gaze estimation	10
Self-augmented robot trajectory: efficient imitation learning via safe self-augmentation with demonstrator-annotated precision	10
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	9
Unsupervised motion primitive identification under translational physical constraints in contact-rich tasks	9
What makes a robot cute? A rapid systematic review of design elements for social robots	9
Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: which nursing tasks can be delegated to robots?	9
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	9
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	9
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	9
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	9
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
TYCOON: modular robot capable of torque synthesized collaboration with complementary intermittent gear mechanism	8
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	8
Cybernic finger: a wearable cyborg to supplement tactile force sensation and finger motor function for patients with hand paralysis	8
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	8
Hierarchical design of whole-body motion controller for mobile manipulator composed of differential-drive wheels	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
Correction	8
A LiDAR SLAM system for dense forest mapping with iterated motion distortion correction	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	7
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	7
Effects of facial self-touch behavior on the perceived intensity and naturalness of emotion expressions in virtual agents and social robots	7
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	7
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	7
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	7
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	7
Development of a multi-stage 3D object recognition system for bin-picking based on a geometric framework using a low-cost RGB-D camera	7
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	6
Towards the emotion design of baby-like robots for older adults: do crying baby robots attract people like real infants?	6
ForceMapping: learning visual-force features from vision for soft objects manipulation	6
Implementation of a robot with exaggerated motion expressions and shape transformations using squash, stretch, and inflation	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Separate camber wing (SCW) device to enhance lift and payload on servo-driven flapping robot	6
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	6
Suspension-type fall-impact-mitigation robot: a study of fall-speed reduction and its application in simulated living spaces	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
From co-designed personas to in-the-wild deployment: a therapist-operable social robot platform for pediatric speech-language therapy	6
Spider web bio-inspired soft tactile sensor for locating indentation and sliding load in large contact area	6
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6

Autonomous grasping system with a tendon parallel manipulator consisting of rib-reinforced vacuum-driven linear actuators and a soft robot hand with a time-of-flight camera	6
Novel design approaches for fixed-sequence 5R parallel manipulators with prescribed gripper positions	6
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
Development of a restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	5
Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	5
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	5
Impulse force presentation during ball kicking by lower limb exoskeleton with MR fluid brake	5
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	5
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	5
Bridging the gap in agricultural robotics: an integrative review of simulation technologies for crop manipulation	5
Correction	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	5
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	5
Co-scale cross-attentional transformer for rearrangement target detection	5
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	5
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	5
Implicit behavioral cues for enhancing trust and comfort in robot social navigation	5
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	5
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	5
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	5
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	5
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	5
An intuitive avatar operation method with low cognitive load for telecommunication using finger and wrist movements	5
Team OSCAR at FTC 2024: robotic handling of karaage from clutter and precise preparation of salmon roe bowls	5
Correction	5
Development of a self-locking spine gripper for power-efficient robotic climbing in extreme terrain	4
Special issue on control, mechatronics, and integrated design for physical human support	4
Motion generation for food topping challenge 2024: serving salmon roe bowl and picking fried chicken	4
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
Hybrid quantum-inspired robot localization in indoor environments	4
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Evaluation of CNN algorithm at locomotion mode identification for a knee-assisted exoskeleton	4
Correction	4
Special issue on control technology for networked and distributed robotics (Part II)	4
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	4
Correction	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Teleoperation of a mobile dual-arm robot based on human pose estimation	4
Special issue on methodology for performance evaluation of field robots	4
A multi-site language study on child-robot dialogues	4
Special Issue on Robot and Human Interactive communication (Part II)	4
Stable posture tracking for modular spatial hyper-redundant serial arms using selective control points	4
Online tangible robot programming: interactive automation method from teleoperation of manipulation task	4
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (Part II)	4
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	4
Load torque control using model of friction dependent on torsional angular velocity of motor with built-in double encoders and reduction gear	4
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	4
Enhancing prosthetic hand control using deep hybrid model	4
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	4
Tegotae -based feedback in CPGs enhances roller skating performance in quadruped locomotion	4
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
GenAerialNav: obstacle avoidance in real flight for generalized multirotors by reinforcement learning with variable Acc-Properties in dynamics	4
Kinematic modeling and formability analysis of revolved bodies formed by origami waterbomb units based on a chain-like layer-building method	4
Accuracy improvement of cooperative localization using UAV and UGV	4
Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration	4
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	4
Improving robotic motion planning via scenario-conditioned generative models	4